By: Vincent Amedzake, GIJ
Fifteen years before the
famous first iPhone was developed by Apple, IBM invented in 1992, the
first smartphone and
released it for purchase in 1994.
This smartphone was called the Simon Personal
Communicator (SPC). It was the first phone to combine the
functions of a cell phone, i.e. you could make calls, and a PDA, which back
then was a handheld device you could use for emails and send faxes.
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| Simon Personal Communicator; first smartphone |
While not very compact
and sleek, the device still featured several elements that became staples to
every smartphone that
followed. Released in June, 2007 and announced
by Steve Jobs, iPhone revolutionized the smartphone market. It featured quad-band GSM cellular connectivity
with GPRS and EDGE support for data transfer.
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| iPhone 1 by Apple |
But not
without competition from T-Mobile released in 2008, the android version of the smartphone. The
T-Mobile G1 had a sliding keyboard
and had a multi-touch screen, and also had 3G, Wi-Fi and a three-megapixel
camera.
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| T-Mobile G1 released in 2008 |
With the
introduction of the third-generation (3G) mobile
phone networks in 2001. Before
3G, most mobile phones could send and receive data at a rate sufficient for
telephone calls and text messages. Using 3G, communication takes place at
bit-rates high enough for sending and receiving photographs, video clips, music
files, e-mails, and more. This aided the development of the iPhone which runs on iOS
and T-Mobile G1 which runs on Google’s Android OS.
25 years
after the invention of the first smartphone and some 12 years after the
invention of the iPhone, several brands of smartphones have flooded the mobile
phone market. Phones such as Samsung, Itel,
Techno, Huawei, Apple (iPhone)
and Infinix is all on the market. But Infinix Mobility stands as one of
the popular phone brands, especially in the African market.
The China-based company makes phones which runs on Android Operating Systems and releases
great products as often as possible since its establishment in 2013. these
smartphones have excellent specs with prices that will fit the budget of any
consumer.
Since 2016, the brand has released different S devices such as S1, S2, S3, S4 and now S5 and S5 Pro (is the first device from the company to feature a pop-up selfie camera)
While
the Hot devices (Hot 4, 4 Pro, 4 lite, Hot 5, Hot 7, Hot 7 Pro, Hot 8 and Hot 8
Lite among others and the latest being Hot9) Zero, Smart and Note devices have
also been available on the market.
Latest Infinix Smartphone, Infinix Hot 9
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| Infinix Hot 9 released on March 22, 2020 |
With the wide range of smartphones to choose from in the mid-tier segment, finding the one device that champions them all is easily a time-consuming task. However, Infinix Mobility's latest smartphone might just have made things easier.
Launched
on 22nd March 2020, Infinix Hot 9 is definitely a phone
that stands out when it comes to design. Its elegant display, slim profile and
stylish colour make it a smartphone that simply looks stunning.
The Infinix
Hot 9 is the newest in the Hot-series and comes as the successor of the Hot 8 which was launched back in 2019 and has been available. The device maintains the same 6.6-inch display but housed in a
better-looking body than its forerunner. The above-mentioned 6.6-inch screen
has a display resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels, and come with a punch-hole
screen upfront.
Infinix Hot 9 is powered by 1.8GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio A25 processor and
it comes with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 128GB of internal storage that can be
expanded up to 256GB via a micro SD card.
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| 16-megapixel rear camera to capture favourite moments and experiences |
As far
as the cameras are concerned, the Infinix Hot 9 on the rear packs a
16-megapixel primary camera; a second 2-megapixel camera and a third
2-megapixel camera. The rear camera setup is autofocused. It sports an
8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.
The Infinix Hot 9 runs Android 10 and is powered by a 5000mAh non-removable battery and its connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Micro-USB, 3G and 4G. The sensors on the smartphone include Face unlock, Fingerprint sensor and Accelerometer.
The phone comes in Ocean Wave, Violet, Midnight Black,
and Quetzal Cyan colours.
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| The 5000mAh battery powers your phone throughout the day |
Hot 9 vs Samsung Galaxy M21
As
compared to the latest Samsung Galaxy, Galaxy M21 which was launched on 18th
March, 2020, Infinix Hot 9 has a processor of 1.8GHz octa-core which makes it
run faster the Galaxy M21 which has 1.7GHz octa-core processor. Also the Hot 9
has a storage capacity of 128GB whiles the Galaxy M21 has 64GB storage. This
gives the Hot 9 user an advantage of saving files up to twice the size of what
the Galaxy M21 can take.
But in
terms of camera quality, the Galaxy M21 boosts of a rear camera with 48-megapixel +
8-megapixel + 5-megapixel and a front camera of 20-megapixel as likened to 16-megapixel
+ 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera of the Hot
9. This means the Galaxy M21 offers a
better picture quality.
The battery of the Hot 9 which is 5000mAh falls 1000mAh shot
of the battery capacity of the Galaxy M21 which has a capacity of 6000mAh, in
this case, the M21 may work longer than the Hot 9. Both devices are at par in
terms of some features such as are fingerprint sensor, face unlock,
accelerometer. Both run on Android 10 Operating System(OS)
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| Colours of Hot 9 |
Interesting facts about the Infinix Hot 9
- The Infinix Hot 9 houses a massive 5000mAh
battery, which is the highest the company has offered till date.
- Its battery lasts longer than iconic iPhone 11 Pro and HUAWEI nova 5T.
- The Hot 9 is the first phone by Infinix to feature a round camera module
List of smartphone manufactured so far by the company
Infinix
Smart, Infinix Hot, Infinix Hot Note, Infinix Hot Note Pro, Infinix Hot Note
32GB, Infinix Note 2, Infinix Note 3, Infinix Note 3 4G, Infinix Note 3 Pro,
Infinix Note 4, Infinix Note 4 Pro, Infinix Note 5, Infinix Hot 3, Infinix Hot
3 Pro, Infinix Hot 4, Infinix Hot 4 LTE, Infinix Hot 4 Pro, Infinix Hot 5,
Infinix Hot 6 Pro, Infinix Hot 6x, Infinix Hot S, Infinix S2, Infinix S2 Pro, Infinix
Hot S3, Infinix Zero, Infinix Zero 2 32GB, Infinix Zero 2 Lite, Infinix Zero 3,
Infinix Zero 4, Infinix Zero 4 Plus, Infinix Zero 5, Infinix Zero 5 Pro.
Image: gsmarena.com
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